Players of World War II Online have the chance to play for free, according
to MMORPGDot.com:

In an effort to get lapsed World War II Online players to return and check
out some of the game's recent improvements, all former players whose accounts
have been inactive for at least 180 days will be able to play free between
December 28 and January 2. Note that, according to the announcement some players
may return to find their character names changed or their ranks rolled back.

Starting today, all accounts that became inactive any time between December
'04 and today will be eligible for free play through the return of our 'Welcome
Back Soldier' program.

ELIGIBLE PLAYERS WILL BE CONTACTED VIA E-MAIL

Here are some important details about the program:

- Free play starts December 28th and ends January 2nd

- Effective January 1st, 2006, ALL accounts inactive/unsubscribed for more
than 180 consecutive days become eligible for gamename transfer to an active/new
subscriber.

- All accounts inactive/unsubscribed for more than 90 consecutive days become
eligible for rank rollback.